Accessibility Statement

Accessibility statement for Aberystwyth University’s job vacancy pages

This accessibility statement applies to all webpages with web address beginning jobs.aber.ac.uk.

This website is run by Aberystwyth University. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings;
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen;
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software;
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver).

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • most older documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • some of our links use repeated text
  • some pages skip a heading level
  • some buttons do not contain alternative text
  • some fields do not identify their purpose programmatically, to allow browsers to help users fill in forms with known information
  • some list only contain one item
  • some of the content of our pages is outside of any landmark
  • some user interface components and form controls do not appear sufficiently distinct from their surroundings

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact Information Services.

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

  • email digital-accessibility@aber.ac.uk
  • call 01970 622400
  • visiting the helpdesk in the Hugh Owen Library, on Penglais Campus

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 working days.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Aberystwyth University is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) [2.1] AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Many of the improvements identified are outside the capability of the University to resolve, as it procures the system from a third-party provider. The University will work with the third-party provider (Hireserve) to seek to identify solutions for the following, wherever possible, within the next 12 months:

  • Some buttons do not contain alternative text, which means that people using assistive technology may not be able to identify the purpose of these buttons. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.6 Headings and Labels.
  • Some user interface components and form controls do not appear sufficiently distinct from their surroundings, so that people with visual impairments are still able to clearly see them. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast.
  • Some documents available on our website are not accessible as they don't have alternative text on images, aren't structured correctly or have issues with tables, headings and lists. This is confusing when the pages are accessed using assistive technology. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.
  • Some fields do not identify their purpose programmatically, to allow browsers to help users fill in forms with known information. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose.
  • Some pages skip a heading level. This is confusing when the pages are accessed using assistive technology. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.
  • Some section link headings are not set up as list items. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.10 Section Headings.
  • Some of the content of our pages is outside of any landmark. This could be confusing to people using assistive technology. This doesn't meet WCAG success criterion 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks.
  • Some pages have links using text that doesn’t clearly tell the user where the link will take them. This is confusing when the pages are accessed using assistive technology. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context).
  • Some pages have multiple links using the same text. This is confusing when the pages are accessed using assistive technology. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context).
  • There are lists which only contain one item. This means that people using assistive technology may find the lists confusing. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

Live video

We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

Our accessibility roadmap shows how and when we plan to improve accessibility on this website.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 20/08/2024. It was last reviewed on 20/08/2024.

This website was last tested on 20/08/2024 against the WCAG [2.1] AA standard.

The test was carried out by Aberystwyth University. The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools by our website team. A further audit of the website was carried out to the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.